>I think you've got the issue a bit cart-horse backwards. In a sense I see you as having a solution, but no problem to apply it too. The methods are ALL there,

>I think you've got the issue a bit cart-horse backwards. In a sense I see you as having a solution, but no problem to apply it too. The methods are ALL there, and there are plenty of other posts in this thread addressing where to learn the principals of ML. What this doesn't offer you, is a why of why you should care about a thing? My recommendation would be to find something of personal interest to you in which ML may play a role. This is gold advice and the only legit way to stick to something for the long term. OP actually needs a niche, an industry, a cause to care... then instruments will come naturally. The other way round is flooded already.